PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter Midterm: Operational Definition, Relational Aggression, Postpartum Depression
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Gender comparisons in social and personality characteristics. Social tension is a strong predictor of smiling in women. Judith hall argues that our culture provides roles, expectation and socialization experiences that teach males and females how to communicate. In the case of provoked aggression both men and women are likely to respond aggressively. Personal skills or traits cannot be blamed. Coordinating employment with personal life. Children are also higher in self- esteem and they have fewer behavioural problems. Same kind of emotional closeness to their mothers: employed mothers tend to encourage their children to be independent. In many developing countries couples are not expected to marry for love. In a traditional marriage the husband is more dominant than the wife and both partners maintain traditional gender roles. Sexual desire: defined as a need to engage in sexual activities for either emotional or physical pleasure.